Melanoma tumors develop in skin cells that make the brown pigment that protect skin from the sun's ultraviolet radiation. Melanoma is the least common type of skin cancer but is the most dangerous. The National Cancer Institute estimates that over 76,000 people will be diagnosed with melanoma this year and 9,480 people will die from it. The largest risk factor of melanoma is exposure to UV rays either from sunlight or artificial sources such as tanning beds. 15.45 of former melanoma patients said they hardly, if ever sat in the shade and 2.1% had been to a tanning salon in the last year and several patients admitted to not sueing any sunscreen or other forms of protection. You would think that people who had melanoma would be more careful about using sunscreen or avoiding tanning salons.
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